Manager Commercial Operations

Manager Commercial Operations

• Thrive in a collaborative environment and enjoy working on initiatives that shape business strategy.
• Join Nuton and bring your expertise to a team driving innovation via sustainable technologies.
• Apply now and join our team in Salt Lake City, Utah to help us to shape the future of the copper industry.

About the role

We are seeking a Manager, Commercial Operations for partnering across Nuton and broader Rio Tinto on commercial initiatives that drive Nuton's business strategy and objectives and for overseeing day-to-day commercial operations and activities.

This role will support commercial activity across all stages of Nuton's strategic partnerships in collaboration with others, including identification of potential partners, assessment of investment and deal opportunities, development of commercial structures and revenue optimization and managing commercial agreements.

Nuton, Rio Tinto's latest entrepreneurial venture, is a suite of innovative, bio-heap leaching technologies that harness natural processes to unlock new sources of critical metals. Nuton not only pushes the boundaries of copper recovery but also sets a new standard for sustainability in mining. Learn more about Nuton here.

Reporting to the Nuton VP Commercial, your key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting project portfolio development and maintenance
• Monitoring developments and trends in the copper industry, including new technologies and competitors
• Forming and maintaining partner, internal stakeholder and industry relationships and monitoring partner success metrics
• Collaborating with technical teams to optimize project execution and timelines to ensure commercial success
• Interfacing with subject matter experts across Nuton, Rio Tinto and externally to evaluate potential partners and investment opportunities, along with maintaining the current investment and project portfolios
• Collaborating across the Nuton to ensure consistency and alignment with business priorities while remaining flexible as priorities evolve
• Supporting the RT Commercial Sales and Marketing team in delivering the Nuton Go-to-Market Strategy
• Interfacing with the Nuton Procurement Business Partner on critical supply chain strategy execution, along with Nuton Finance Business Partner and RT Business Analysis on project and financial analysis and monitoring
• Advising on progress of partner collaborations and seeking input from technical teams and others on drivers and milestones, along with assisting to break bottlenecks and improve processes with partners

What you'll bring

• A strong commitment to safety and environmental sustainability.
• A bachelor's degree in business or a related field (an advanced degree such as an MS or MBA is preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in business development, commercial growth, and/or finance.
• CFA or similar qualification (preferred).
• Excellent project management and collaboration skills, with experience managing complex, cross-functional projects.
• The ability to develop and maintain clear, dynamic valuation models for M&A (targets and investment portfolios, including DCF, IRR and sensitivity analyses.
• Flexibility and adaptability to manage competing priorities and deliver on time-sensitive tasks.
• A willingness to learn, challenge the status quo, and embrace ambiguity.
• Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• A detail-oriented, resourceful mindset with a passion for quality.
• Experience in technology commercialization and start-ups is a plus; familiarity with the mining and mineral processing industry is preferred.

Benefits we offer

• A safety-focused and inclusive working environment
• Advantageous salary package with annual cash incentive awards (STIP) for eligible employees
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution; Generous 401k matching program
• Generous Rio Tinto employee share program, which allows you to purchase Rio Tinto Company shares.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A favorable child-caregiver leave program (Up to 100% salary top-up)
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing
• Ongoing Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family; to help in addressing educational opportunities, addiction treatment, depression, stress, domestic issues, financial management, and legal concerns.
• Our team and industry experts are here to support and work with you to explore your learning potential and career goals

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs - striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can't do it on our own, so we're focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Every Voice Matters

At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQ+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

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We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome - they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

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